''Cyparium thorpei'' is a species of rove beetle belonging to the family

Staphylinidae The rove beetles are a family (biology), family (Staphylinidae) of beetles, primarily distinguished by their short elytra (wing covers) that typically leave more than half of their abdominal segments exposed. With over 66,000 species in thousand ...

. The species was first described by Ivan Löbl and Richard A. B. Leschen in 2003, and is endemic to New Zealand.

Taxonomy

The species was identified by Slovakian entomologist Ivan Löbl and New Zealand entomologist Richard A. B. Leschen in 2003, based on a holotype collected by Stephen E. Thorpe in March 2002 in association with ''

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'' forest, in the vicinity of

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in the central North Island. Löbl and Leschen named the species after Thorpe.

Description

''C. thorpei'' has an elongate body coloured uniformly black or reddish-black, and measures between .

Distribution and habitat

The species is endemic to New Zealand, known to occur in the

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and the central North Island.

Gallery

COLE Staphylinidae Cyparium thorpei.png, ''C. thorpei'' illustration by

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Cyparium thorpei Löbl and Leschen, 2003 (AM AMNZ57119-2).jpg, Side view of ''C. thorpei''

References

{{Authority control Beetles described in 2003 Scirtidae Endemic beetles of New Zealand